# Aena stages full-scale aircraft emergency exercise at Seville airport > Seville Airport hosted a full-scale emergency exercise on 20 October simulating an aircraft fire and evacuation. Aena said about 170 people took part as agencies tested their response coordination. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/seville-airport-emergency-exercise-170-personnel-october-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Infrastructure - Country: Spain - Published: 2026-10-20T23:01:23+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-20T23:01:23+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-20 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/seville-airport-emergency-exercise-170-personnel-october-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/seville-airport-emergency-exercise-170-personnel-october-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/seville-airport-emergency-exercise-170-personnel-october-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/seville-airport-emergency-exercise-170-personnel-october-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/seville-airport-emergency-exercise-170-personnel-october-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/seville-airport-emergency-exercise-170-personnel-october-2026.md) The scenario involved a fuel spill and fire while an aircraft was boarding and refuelling. It carried 39 simulated occupants: 35 passengers and four crew. Three simulated fatalities, 20 injuries and 16 people escaping unharmed were part of the exercise, not a real crash. Aena said the exercise tested the airport’s self-protection plan and activation of Andalusia’s regional civil-protection emergency plan. Airport firefighters, medical teams, police, rescue services and teams supporting victims’ families participated. ## Data ### Seville airport exercise About 170 actual personnel took part on October 20, 2026; casualties and injuries in the scenario were simulated. Methodology: Aena report; casualties are solely part of the staged scenario. | date | label | description | status | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-10-20 | Full-scale exercise | Simulated aircraft fire and evacuation; no real accident occurred. | occurred | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/seville-airport-emergency-exercise-170-personnel-october-2026/data/seville-airport-emergency-exercise?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/seville-airport-emergency-exercise-170-personnel-october-2026/data/seville-airport-emergency-exercise?lang=en&format=csv) ### Actual participation and exercise scenario Participating personnel and scenario occupants are separate counts. Methodology: Aena gives an approximate personnel count. Other rows describe the staged aircraft scenario, not real casualty statistics. Do not add total occupants to their component groups. | Count scope | People count | |---|---| | Actual participating personnel, approximately | 170 | | Total simulated aircraft occupants | 39 | | Simulated fatalities | 3 | | Simulated injured occupants | 20 | | Simulated unharmed occupants | 16 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/seville-airport-emergency-exercise-170-personnel-october-2026/data/exercise-participation-and-scenario?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/seville-airport-emergency-exercise-170-personnel-october-2026/data/exercise-participation-and-scenario?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Aena]() (Source checked: 2026-10-20; Published: 2026-10-20) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)